Juo Yi led 3,000 Vanguard Death Soldiers and 600 Great Halberdiers, along with Zhang He, as they left Ye City. Amidst the snowstorm, they headed toward Youzhou. That audacious plan, despite being considered unfathomable by many civil officials, was acknowledged for its feasibility; a special force assaulting the enemy, aiming to directly assassinate their leader—if successful, chaos within the enemy ranks was inevitable.
"Zhengli, Jun Yi, you are among the few first-rate commanders under my command," Yuan Shao stood atop the gate tower of Ye City, watching the troops gradually disappearing into the snowstorm. Those represented his mightiest forces, and among them was Juo Yi, the strongest commander he had.
"My lord, there is no need for concern. Although General Juo is known to be arrogant, he surely has a considerable degree of confidence since he has agreed to undertake this mission," Tian Feng said to Yuan Shao, who seemed worried.